Archive – Annual Handgun Buybacks

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Thirteenth Annual Gun Buyback

This year, 156 firearms were turned in for exchange of $100 gift cards provided by our longtime supporters and community partners, Dave’s Supermarket, Target and TrueNorth Shell. Continue Reading…

Twelfth Annual Gun Buyback

Held on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at the CPD 3rd District Headquarters, in just two and a half hours we managed to collect 185 firearms, including 146 handguns and 39 long guns. A victim of this year’s success, the event had to be stopped early after running out of gift cards. Continue Reading…

Eleventh Annual Gun Buyback

The Cleveland Police Foundation is pleased to report on the success of the 11th Annual City of Cleveland Gun Buyback, held on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the CPD 3rd District Headquarters. Continue reading…

Tenth Annual Gun Buyback

In 2016, 168 guns were collected, thereby eliminating the chance for any of these weapons to be used to commit a crime, or to discharge accidentally and cause potential harm or even death. Continue reading…

Ninth Annual Gun Buyback

On August 22, 2015 the City of Cleveland held the ninth annual HandGgn Buyback Program at the new Third District facility located at 4501 Chester Avenue. In exchange for operable handguns or semi-automatic rifles, citizens were given either $100 (handgun) or $200 (semi-automatic rifle) gas or food gift cards and two tickets to an upcoming Gladiator or Lake Erie Monster game. Continue reading…

Eighth Annual Gun Buyback

The 8th Annual City of Cleveland Handgun Buyback held on September 6, 2014 surpassed its goal of removing 250 unwanted handguns from the community. The event resulted in a total 270 firearms being turned in, which included 253 handguns, 7 shotguns, and 10 rifles, 5 of which were assault weapons. Over the last eight years over 2,750 unwanted firearms have been removed via the annual gun buyback. Continue reading…


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